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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Isida Kep'Tukari" data-source="post: 1558426" data-attributes="member: 4441">*Slowly the party eases themselves down the hole.  Using a sunrod, you can see that it's not too deep down, about twelve feet, and slightly sloped from an accumulation of forest litter.  You kind of have to work Erik down there, because of his armor and all, with some of you pull and some of you pushing, but eventually you get him down there.  It's fairly dark down here, and the ceilings are fairly low, only about five feet high.  It's going to be hard to fight if it comes to that.  The rough stone-walled, dirt-ceilinged cave is barely three feet wide, and you're going to have to walk single file.**This place looks like it was once a stream bed that cut deeply into the rock, but then somehow a cap of earth was put over the gully.  Rather odd, as there doesn't even seem to be a stream here now.  Stringing yourself out, you slowly start down the passage.  You only walk for a few minutes when you see a slight widening of the passage, and a shaft of sunlight coming in from above.  Near the crevice grows a very thick and healthy-looking vine.  A shower from fresh earth near it show that part of the ceiling gave away not too long ago.**Wrapped up in the plant like a babe in a bundle is a very thin, rakish looking man.  His hair is black, and his skin has the coppery hue of one who spends much of his time out of doors.  At the base of the plant is a pack and a beautiful golden cutlass, carelessly tossed aside.  The man's bare feet wiggle a bit, and he opens his dark eyes and gives you a grin, displaying chipped teeth.*~~~*Harry, you aren't sure how long it's been, but finally the sun in your eyes woke you up.  You were dismayed to see that you were still wrapped up in a plant, though pleased to note it hadn't eaten you yet.  Even happier that dark thing from further down the passage hadn't come any closer.  You could see your pack and Sunset's Edge from where you lay, though you couldn't even get a finger free to try to get to them.  Making the best of it, you just lay there and stared at the lovely forest canopy and pretty flowers above.  It really wasn't all that bad, the ground was comfortable and the vines weren't too tight.**A bit later you heard someone walking down the passage, giving a grin, you lifted your head to an entire party of people coming over to see you.  What luck!  You hoped.*</blockquote>

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